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British Social Hygiene Council, Metropolitan Water Board, Dental Board of the United Kingdom,
National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, British Empire Cancer Campaign, Health
and Cleanliness Council, National Council for Maternity and Child Welfare and the King's Fund
Miniature Hospital.
The public health department's stand illustrated many interesting features of the work carried
out in Kensington, particularly maternity and child welfare, diphtheria immunisation, disinfestation
and disinfection, prevention of acute rheumatism, protection of public food supplies and the administration
of the sanitary services.
The borough engineer's stand demonstrated the work of his department in connection with
street cleansing, street lighting, road surfacing, scavenging, etc.
The council's activities, both on the stands of the public health department and of the
borough engineer, were fully illustrated by means of interesting models, diagrams and pictures.
The exhibition was open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each weekday, and from 10 a.m. until
1 p.m. on Saturdays. Film shows depicting a variety of health subjects proved a great attraction ;
classes and demonstrations of the Women's League of Health and Beauty were well attended ; and
the Pageantry of Dancing arranged by the Mayfair School of Dancing proved a very popular item.
Special lectures on health matters were given by the medical officer of health, the deputy medical
officer of health and Dr. Violet Russell.
Senior scholars (boys and girls) from the elementary and secondary schools in the borough
visited the exhibition in the mornings accompanied by their teachers, and received short lectures
at various stands. Mothers from the infant welfare centres were taken in conducted parties, and in
some cases the voluntary committees provided coaches and private cars. Parties of students were
sent from a number of institutions in and around the borough.
The attendance exceeded 10,000.
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, visited the exhibition on
Tuesday, 16th November. She was received by His Worship the Mayor, and was much interested in
the various exhibits.
The health exhibition with its subsidiary attractions, combined with a very interesting air
raid precautions exhibition, held in the Town Hall during the first week (November 8th to 13th),
had the effect of arousing a considerable amount of interest in regard to many of the council's
activities. The result cannot be otherwise than good.
It is proposed to repeat the exhibition in the northern part of the borough during 1938.
A further item of importance was the publication by the council during the year of a health
handbook. This handbook contains valuable information relating to the council's public health,
maternity and child welfare, and other services, and particulars of the many voluntary hospitals
and societies working in and around the borough. Forty thousand copies were printed and
distributed to householders in Kensington.
Subscriptions by the Borough Council to Voluntary Health Organisations
during 1937.